Amethyst: Game Start

XV - Happy Birthday, Scarlett

Naramdaman ko na lamang bigla ang paghawi sa aking buhok at isang malamig na kamay ang lumapat sa aking noo.

Nang dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang mata ko ay bumungad sa akin ang mukha ni Darren na kinikilatis ang temperatura ko.

“Nilalagnat ka,” sambit ni Darren.

Thalia immediately ran to the kitchen and gave me a medicine worriedly, “Take this…”

I closed my eyes and went to my position again. I just took a medicine earlier from Nurse K, and I don’t want my body to get used to taking medicine.

“Tsk. Stupid…” I felt someone lifting and based on the scent, it must be Hunter, “Zach, Zayn… padala ng gamot tsaka ice pack sa kwarto.”

Naramdaman ko ang dahan-dahan n’yang pagbaba sa akin sa kama. At nang buksan ko ang mga mata ko ay ang seryoso n’yang mukha ang bumungad sa akin.

And when the twins gave him what he needed, they immediately left and closed the door. Hunter gently put the ice pack on my forehead and opened the tablet in front.

“Drink this,” Hunter said while handing me the medicine and the glass of water. I weakly shook my head and turned my back on him, “What the hell is your problem, Scarlett?”

“I—”

“You’re sick. You need to take your medicine,”

“Not that one… I mean, I already took one earlier.”

He heaved a sigh and put the medicine and glass of water on the side table.

“Then fucking sleep, Scarlett.”

Marahan kong pinikit ang mga mata ko’t kinumot ko sa akin ang comforter. Ilang minuto ang lumipas ngunit ko magawang makatulog ulit, kinakapa ko ang bulsa ko para makuha ko ang cellphone ngunit bago ko pa iyon mabuksan ay agad na hinablot sa akin iyon ni Hunter.

“Ang sabi ko matulog ka na ‘di ba? Bakit ba ang kulit mo?!” Halos maiyak ako nang sigawan n’ya ako. Hindi ko alam kung anong problema ko at ang problema n’ya sa akin ngayon.

Ayos lang naman sa akin kung pabayaan n’ya ako rito. Ayoko talaga ng nasisigawan ako kahit wala naman talaga akong ginagawang kasalanan sa kanya.

“I’m sorry…” He mumbled as he caresses my hair.

Muli akong tumalikod sa kanya at narinig ko nalamang ang bukas at sarado ng pinto. Tinakluban ko na lamang ang sarili ko ng comforter hanggang sa muli kong narinig ang pagbukas at sara ng pinto.

And all of a sudden, I heard a strumming of a guitar. I was stunned for a moment when he suddenly sings.

From the moment I saw you

I knew that it was the start of something good

And the moment we touch it was I love you so much

I never knew that someday you’d be for real.

His soft, mellow voice was beginning to caress me into the waves of the sea. It was so gentle, yet I don’t know why it was giving so much impact that I don’t want him to stop.

Under the comforter was a genuine smile curved across my face. This thing isn’t good for me, but I felt like I wanted to be drowned in his waves.

I’ll treat you right, I’ll treat you so good

Serenade you every night each moment I could